100 Компании не могут получить лицензии на криптовалюту в Сингапуре из-за жесткого регулирования

Над 100 Companies Fail to Obtain Crypto License in Singapore Due to Tough Regulation

Больше, чем 100 компании, подавшие заявки на получение лицензии на предоставление криптоуслуг в Сингапуре, либо получили отказ, либо отозвали свои заявки.. “Криптовалюты могут использоваться для отмывания денег, финансирование терроризма, or proliferation financing due to the speed and cross-border nature of the transactions,” said the country’центральный банк, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (НО).

Tough Crypto Regulation in Singapore

Since Singapore began regulating the crypto sector earlier this year, о 170 companies have applied for a license to offerdigital payment token services,” which include crypto-related services.

Однако, больше, чем 100 companies that applied for a license have either been turned down or withdrawn their applications, Nikkei Asia reported Monday.

Companies that were operating in the country prior to the introduction of the licensing regime were granted exemptions until their license applications have been processed. Senior Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam told parliament in July that 90 companies were operating under such exemptions.

A spokesperson for the Monetary Authority of Singapore (НО), страна’s central bank and regulator of the crypto sector, told the news outlet: “Криптовалюты могут использоваться для отмывания денег, финансирование терроризма, or proliferation financing due to the speed and cross-border nature of the transactions.The spokesperson elaborated:

Digital payment token service providers in Singaporehave to comply with requirements to mitigate such risks, including the need to carry out proper customer due diligence, conduct regular account reviews, and monitor and report suspicious transactions.

Уже, only three companies are listed as licensed entities on the MAS website: DBS Vickers Securities, a unit of DBS Group Holdings, Southeast Asias largest bank; digital payments startup FOMO Pay; and Australias Independent Reserve. The MAS said in November that Singapore strives to become a global crypto hub.

DBSs head of capital markets and the chairperson of the banks crypto exchange сказал in September: “We are growing very rapidly. Investors are gradually exploring cryptocurrencies and digital assets.

В сентябре, the central bank упорядоченный Binance to stop providing crypto services to residents. Прошлая неделя, Binance announced that its Singapore platform will be shutting down.

Генеральный директор Binance Чанпэн Чжао (Чехия) claimed that the reason behind the closure of its Singaporean exchange was due to an 18% stake in Hg Exchange (HGX), a regulated securities exchange in Singapore. Однако, Bloomberg reported that the real reason was because Binance could not meet the requirements for a license to operate a crypto exchange.

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